Liceo de Victroia

Victoria, Laguna

SECOND SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 8

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____________________

Section: _________________________________ Teacher: Sir Jaylord C. Perlas

Test I. Multiple choice. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the question.
1. It is a common to every culture as it provides humans with a view of life.
a. Folktale b. Narrative c. Adverbial Clause d. Conjunction
2. These are traditional stories being passed down from generation to generation
a. Folktale b. Narrative c. Adverbial Clause d. Conjunction
3. It is a clause that can stand alone.
a. Adjective b. subordination c. dependent clause d. independent clause
4. It is a class that cannot stand alone
a. Adjective b. subordination c. dependent clause d. independent clause
5. It modifies nouns and pronouns.
a. Adjective b. subordination c. dependent clause d. independent clause
6. It is the method used in combining one independent and one dependent clause.
a. Adjective b. subordination c. dependent clause d. independent clause
7. The information it gives is necessary and fundamental to the sentence
a. Subordinate clause b. restrictive c. nonrestrictive d. adverb
8. The information it provides is not necessary and does not affect the sense of the sentence when removed.
a. Subordinate clause b. restrictive c. nonrestrictive d. adverb
9. It modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
a. Subordinate clause b. restrictive c. nonrestrictive d. adverb
10. It is another term for the independent clause.
a. Adjective b. subordination c. dependent clause d. principal clause

Test II. Identification. Identify whether the sentences below are restrictive or nonrestrictive. Write “love” for
restrictive and “K” for nonrestrictive.
11. ____ The book that is on the shelf belongs to Sarah.
12. ____ My sister, who lives in Paris, is coming to visit.
13. ____ The car that I bought last week is already giving me trouble.
14. ____ The movie, which won several awards, impressed the audience.
15. ____ The person who is wearing a red hat is my cousin.
16. ____ Our dog, which is a Labrador, loves to swim.
17. ____ The assignment that was due yesterday caused me stress.
18. ____ Mrs. Johnson, who is our English teacher, is very knowledgeable.
19. ____ The computer, which I purchased recently, is very fast.
20. ____ The friend who helped me with my homework is coming over.

Test III. Enumeration. Enumerate the things being asked. Use the back page of this paper to list down your answers.
21-25. Types/indicators of subordinate conjunctions.
26-28. Main characters in the Lord of the Cranes.
29-30. Main characters in the “The Elephant and His Old Blind Mother.”
31-35. Features of folktales.

Test IV. Essay. (5 points)

In three sentences, give one fundamental truth from the “The Lord of the Cranes”.

“Blessed are those who fail with integrity, rather than those who succeed dishonestly.”
– Sir Jaylord Perlas